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Type in your Thank You's, Acknowledgements etc. Be sure to include your name. Summer Institute 2009 Nancy Sturm To all of the 2009 summer institute fellows, I thank you for allowing me to watch you blossom as writers and teachers of writers. To all who have had a part in planning and teaching the summer institute, I am priviledged to have the amazing experience of working with you for another summer. As always, I learn so much from each and every one of you, both those new to SCKWP and those who've been involved before: listening to your writing and the stories of your teaching never fails to inspire me. To the God who is the source of creativity and inspiration, thank you for the words and the ideas; may they honor You.

Tom Leahy

My fellow writers from SCKWP Summer 2009 Thank you for helping me realize that I am a writer. Your poems ,stories and ideas inspired me to become a more enlightened writer,teacher and human being.Steve and Nancy Thank you for your guidance as well as all the TC's for sharing their knowledge. My biggest Thank you goes to my wife Cara, for her patience and understanding, for Carl and Brenna for being themselves. My parents for not giving up on me.Kyle Trueblood Elementary students since 1997 you are the reason I did this.For Steven I will never forget you.

 Jen Wolff Thanks to: · my family for their love and encouragement, and for giving me the time to go back to school · my friends in the 2009 SI for accepting the writer I was while pushing me to grow · my WCA students who continually challenge me to be the best teacher I can be  ·  God from Whom all blessings flow!

To all my friends at the Summer Institute 2009: Thank you for a wonderful writing experience. It pushed me in a direction with my writing that I hadn't expected to go. You have all been an inspiration! Liz Peterson

Lynda Wasser

To all of my new friends and "fellows" at the Summer Institute 2009: There are no words to describe the experience we shared this summer! I am still amazed by the sleeping writer you all awakened and inspired within me! Thank you all! I learned so much!

To my Husband: You are my anchor, my love, my peace and serenity in a crazy world. Thank you for your unquestioning support through all my trials, both academic, and familial!

To all my Children and Grandchildren: When I look at you and see your successes and your struggles, I see the part of me in you that I most admire, and it motivates me to work harder, to become the better, stronger, smarter me--the best me that I can be! You are my dreams come true; I love you all! Thank you for expecting the best from me, and never letting me get by with anything less than my best! 

Amanda L. Carter To everyone involved in SCKWP, thank you for helping me become better acquainted with the writer inside me. To my family, I love you very much. You are as much a part of what I write as I am. Thank you for inspiring, supporting, pushing, and believing in our family – and me.

My Acknowledgements By Jonette Shuja

As hawk you swooped down to lead me in flight, I have flown to great heights. As gazelle you leaped and I understood my potential, so I leaped and we raced across the land. As lion you roared and pushed my love to all limits, our loyalty brings us together as a family. As pony you showed me patience and steadfastness, even in darkness we’ll find our way home. As elephant you gave strength and let me see my strength too, we have relied much on our strengths. My family, I thank you for nourishing me so that I am able to carry on with what I must do. Steve and Nancy, thank you, I was able to come back and complete the Summer Institute because of your support and encouragement. Shirley, you acted as a guide and lead me to a successful outcome, thank you. Teralyn, you are amazing with the technology, thanks for all that you do. Jeff, I appreciate your leadership. TC’s thank you for keeping me on track. All my 2009 Fellows, I have enjoyed this time of learning. It was one of the most rewarding experiences I have ever had. Thank you.

Casey Christofferson Thank you to Steve Maack for introducing me to this fantastic summer experience, and to Nancy for all the advice on my stories, poems, manuscripts ect. Thanks to my fellows for sharing so much of yourselves. Your bravery at peeling back such raw emotion is astounding and humbling. Thanks to Jeff and Shirley for keeping everything flowing. Thanks to Teralyn for all your help! It was my best experience at WSU to date!

Patrick Kennedy First, thanks to eve at SCKWP that set up this session, and my fellow 1st-Timers for making this such a valuable experience. Next, a thanks to my parents John and Connie Kennedy, my brother Chris, my sister Andrea, my roommates Jordan, Nick, and Kevin, and all my other friends and family for supporting me and helping me build my voice. Finally, thanks to God for all my gifts and instilling in me a reason to write.

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